Literacy Design Collaborative

05/17/2018

LDC's Executive Director recently shared his thoughts on the relationship between innovation and ex*****on with Education Week — see what he had to say!

Chad Vignola, executive director of the Literacy Design Collaborative, recently reached out with an informative take on the relationship between innovation and ex*****on in educational leadership. He explains why the boring stuff determines whether "innovative," "ambitious" ideas deliver.

05/07/2018

Thank you, teachers!

03/26/2018

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 26, 2018 -- The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) is pleased to announce the release of a new LDC white paper on teaching argumentation, developed with renowned literacy expert P. David Pearson and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education.

03/22/2018

The Argument for Argumentation — see what David Pearson has to say about argumentation and his new LDC white paper on our blog: http://bit.ly/2IDDXe2

03/21/2018

Introducing: Argumentation Across the Disciplines, a new LDC white paper by & colleagues! See what he has to say about it on the LDC blog: http://bit.ly/2IDDXe2 Facing History and Ourselves Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity - SCALE Battelle

The Argument for Argumentation March 21st, 2018 P. David Pearson As a society, we have a love-hate relationship with arguments. On the minus side of the ledger, we tell our children—even adult members of our families—not to argue, implying that arguments are bad, disruptive to friendships, and t...

03/05/2018

See how a cohort of schools in Lake County, FL, are using LDC to teach their student to read, write, and think critically:

CLERMONT — The expectation in classrooms at Lake County Schools is for students to read, write, think and talk through every lesson, every day.

01/26/2018

Lisa Eickholdt, Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski, Mary Ann Zehr, Nancy Frey and Valentina Gonzalez share their commentaries on writing instruction.

01/24/2018

Countering Binary Thinking January 9th, 2018 Suzanne Simons The Chief Academic Officer at LDC, Suzanne is a longtime teacher and student advocate, supporting student achievement through literacy instruction, systems redesign, and leadership development. She has taught in many educational settings, ...

01/09/2018

"To me, “binary thinking” sounds an awful lot like yes/no, multiple choice, and right/wrong answers. Doesn’t that sound an awful lot like what students do in school these days?"

Countering Binary Thinking January 9th, 2018 Suzanne Simons The Chief Academic Officer at LDC, Suzanne is a longtime teacher and student advocate, supporting student achievement through literacy instruction, systems redesign, and leadership development. She has taught in many educational settings, ....

12/20/2017

Wishing you a holiday season filled with love, laughter, and joy.

Thank you for a wonderful 2017—we look forward to sharing new and exciting updates with you in 2018!

12/08/2017

Exciting news!

New LDC White Paper Arriving Soon: Teaching Students to Comprehend, Critique, and Construct Arguments November 14th, 2017 Nicole Renner Nicole Barrick Renner supports the ongoing development and improvement of LDC’s core content, including task templates, rubrics, curriculum resources, and student...